Marketing now important to farms
Illinois farmers including Henry Brockman and Terra Brockman rely on social media and direct outreach to compete with large chains. Alina Diffley urges branding to ease customer purchasing while multiple farms, from Sangha Farms to PrairiErth Farm, emphasize ongoing online presence, CSA programs, and community engagement to grow sales.
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Pat Shaver
Bloomington Pantograph
Congerville, Ill
Congerville
Henry Brockman
Brockman
Henry
Central Illinois Sustainable Farming Network
Bloomington
Diffley
Justin Turner
Erica
Heyworth
O’rourke
Prairi- Erth Farm
Atlanta
Katie Bishop
Bishop
Ill
Canner's garden blends future farming with practical yields
Daniel Gasteiger notes canner’s gardens differ in scale not crops, urging planning for how often to use preserved forms. LSU's chart estimates yields per 100 foot rows for beans beets cabbage corn peppers squash cucumbers strawberries and tomatoes, guiding succession planting and high density canning varieties.
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Canner
Daniel Gasteiger
Cool Springs Press
Gasteiger
Lewisburg
Pennsylvania
Louisiana State University AgCenter
LSU
Jeanne Brandt
Oregon State University
Brandt
Kimberly Culbertson
Hillsboro
Oregon
Langley
Wash
Grafton native elected District 3 trustee of Ohio Farm Bureau
Al DiVen ceno of Grafton was elected May 6 by delegates from Cuyahoga Erie Huron and Lorain counties to fill the unexpired term of Sparky Weimnan on the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation board. He runs a Christmas tree farm with Beth, serves as Ohio Christmas Tree Association vice president, and has a long career in public education and 4-H leadership.
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Columbus
al DiVencenzo
Grafton
Ohio Farm Bureau Federation
Cuyahoga
Erie
Huron
Lorain
Sparky Weimnan
Milan
OFBF
Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company
DiVencenzo
Beth
Ohio
Lorain County Farm Bureau
Lorain County Community College
Bowling Green State University
Kent State University
Knights of Columbus
DiVencenzos
Lorain County Plat Book Now Available From SWCD
Lorain County property owners are listed in a new 2014 Lorain SWCD plat book for 20 dollars. The spiral bound volume includes township maps, owner names, acre figures, county road maps, municipal maps for 18 communities, aerial views, and a public land survey explanation. Stop by the Lorain SWCD office at 42110 Russia Road Elyria before June 20 to enter a drawing for a free wall map. Call Sandy Denes at (440) 326-5800 for details.
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Lorain County
Lorain
Ohio
Amherst
Avon
Avon Lake
Grafton
Elyria
LaGrange
Rochester
North Ridgeville
Oberlin
Sheffield
Sheffield Lake
South Amherst
Ripton
Vermillion
Wellington
SWCD
Sandy
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Turner
Sangha Farms
Downs
Carrie O’rourke
Culbertson
Suagcenter.com
Dean Fosdick
Deanfosdick
Netscape.net
Vvpi
Amanda Denes
Ohio Farm Bureau
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